The Iona Prep Gaels will square off against the Sacred Heart Irish at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Iona Prep's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Sacred Heart has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Iona Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Salesian, who was ranked 21st at the time (Iona Prep was ranked 12th). The Gaels never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Friday. With that win, the Gaels brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Nick Santobello looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sean Concannon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Julian Guzman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Iona Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salesian only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 13-1 to LaSalle Academy on Tuesday.
Iona Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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